	{"id":98415,"date":"2025-02-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=98415"},"modified":"2025-02-01T11:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T00:57:34","slug":"book-sparks-cailens-small-biz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/book-sparks-cailens-small-biz\/","title":{"rendered":"Book sparks Cailen&#8217;s small biz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ELEVEN-year-old Cailen Ruck has become a budding entrepreneur after reading a book by best-selling author of The Barefoot Investor, Scott Pape.<\/p>\n<p>Barefoot Kids features fun projects and inspiring stories from 45 children.<\/p>\n<p>The book teaches children how to make and manage money.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At first after I read Barefoot Kids, I made cupcakes and sold them from a stall at the front of my house,&#8221; said Cailen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had great support from people in Heathcote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would make some the night before and again in the morning before setting up a trestle table with a sign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then I decided to look for something different, something that was easy to post and decided on bucket hats. &#8220;I found a supplier in China and selected different designs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had $35 in saving to put towards my first order and mum lent me another $35.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/02\/Hats4_18974.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inspiration: Reading best-selling author Scott Pape&#8217;s Barefoot Kids got Cailen Ruck to start his own hat selling business. Photo: SANDRA JAMES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The hats arrived in two weeks and after I sold them, I was able to pay mum back and order some more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cailen&#8217;s mother Kate said Cailen has been able to sell to other areas as friends share his Facebook page across the state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over Christmas we went camping and Cailen took an order of new hats and sold them all,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Cailen said he is aiming to save enough to buy a gaming PC, but his mother said that is still in negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We might have to think about that,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The grade 6 student said the most popular hat design has been one featuring colourful ducks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am also looking at new designs to add to the collection,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hats are $10 each with free delivery in Heathcote and $12 postage to other areas. 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